Termite Database
List of termite types deposited in ZSI

Current Name Original Name Author Type Status Caste
Ahmaditermes emersoni Bulbitermes emersoni Maiti, 1977lectotypesoldier
Ahmaditermes sikkimensis Ahmaditermes sikkimensis Mukherjee & Maiti, 2008holotypesoldier
Amitermes dentatus Termes dentatus Haviland, 1898syntypessoldier, worker
Amitermes vilis Amitermes wahrmani Spaeth, 1964paratypesworker
Anacanthotermes saudiensis Anacanthotermes saudiensis Chhotani & Bose, 1982paratypesimagoes, workers
Anacanthotermes sawensis Anacanthotermes sawensis Al-Alawy, Abdul-Rassoul & Al-Azawi, 1990paratypessoldier, workers
Anacanthotermes viarum Termes viarum König, 1779neotypesoldier
Ancistrotermes cavithorax Ancistrotermes amphidon Sjöstedt, 1926syntypessoldier, worker
Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Microtermes umsae Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Ancistrotermes pakistanicus Microtermes umsae Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962paratypessoldier, worker
Angulitermes dehraensis Mirotermes dehraensis Gardner, 1945syntypesimago, soldier, worker
Angulitermes fletcheri Mirotermes fletcheri Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917lectotypesoldier
Angulitermes jodhpurensis Angulitermes jodhpurensis Roonwal & Verma, 1977holotypesoldier
Angulitermes kashmirensis Angulitermes kashmirensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1971holotypesoldier
Angulitermes keralai Angulitermes keralai Verma, 1984holotypesoldier
Angulitermes longifrons Angulitermes longifrons Maiti, 1983holotypesoldier
Angulitermes nepalensis Angulitermes nepalensis Mukherjee & Maiti, 2008holotypesoldier
Angulitermes obtusus Mirotermes obtusus Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917lectotypesoldier
Angulitermes ramanii Angulitermes ramanii Bose & Das, 1982holotypesoldier
Angulitermes tilaki Angulitermes tilaki Roonwal & Chhotani, 1971holotypesoldier
Anoplotermes parvus Anoplotermes brevipilus Emerson, 1925paratypesworker
Aparatermes silvestrii Anoplotermes silvestrii Emerson, 1925paratypesworker
Archotermopsis wroughtoni Archotermopsis deodarae Chatterjee & Thakur, 1967paratypessoldier, worker
Bulbitermes bulbiceps Bulbitermes bulbiceps Maiti & Saha, 2000holotypesoldier
Bulbitermes durianensis Bulbitermes durianensis Roonwal & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Bulbitermes lakshmani Bulbitermes lakshmani Roonwal & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Bulbitermes sarawakensis Termes sarawakensis Haviland, 1898syntypessoldier, worker
Calcaritermes krishnai Glyptotermes krishnai Maiti & Chakraborty, 1981holotypesoldier
Ceylonitermes nivedita Ceylonitermes nivedita Basak, Sengupta, Rajmohana & Baraik, 2020holotypesoldier
Cryptotermes daulti Cryptotermes daulti Rathore, 1994holotypesoldier
Cubitermes bilobatus Termes bilobatus Haviland, 1898syntypessoldier
Dicuspiditermes achankovili Dicuspiditermes achankovili Verma, 1985holotypesoldier
Dicuspiditermes boseae Dicuspiditermes boseae Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Dicuspiditermes incola Dicuspiditermes pername Thakur & Chatterjee, 1971paratypessoldier, worker
Dicuspiditermes laetus Dicuspiditermes tripurensis Sen-Sarma & Thakur, 1979paratypessoldier, worker
Dicuspiditermes leghugathrae Dicuspiditermes leghugathrae Amina & Rajmohana, 2020holotypesoldier
Dicuspiditermes obtusus Capritermes obtusus Silvestri, 1923lectotypesoldier
Dicuspiditermes sisiri Dicuspiditermes sisiri Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Diversitermes castaniceps Diversitermes eidmanni Roonwal, Chhotani & Verma, 1981syntypessoldier, worker
Eremotermes paradoxalis Eremotermes paradoxalis Holmgren, 1912syntypesworker
Eremotermes sanyuktae Eremotermes sanyuktae Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Euhamitermes aruna Euhamitermes aruna Chhotani, 1975holotypesoldier
Euhamitermes chhotanii Euhamitermes chhotanii Maiti, 1983holotypesoldier
Euhamitermes kanhaensis Euhamitermes kanhaensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1965holotypesoldier
Euhamitermes karnatakensis Euhamitermes karnatakensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1965holotypesoldier
Euhamitermes shillongensis Anoplotermes shillongensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1960lectotypeworker
Eurytermes boveni Eurytermes boveni Roonwal & Chhotani, 1966holotypesoldier
Eurytermes buddha Eurytermes buddha Bose & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Eurytermes mohana Eurytermes mohana Rathore, 1995holotypesoldier
Glyptotermes chiraharitae Glyptotermes chiraharitae Amina & Rajmohana, 2016holotypesoldier
Glyptotermes nicobarensis Glyptotermes nicobarensis Maiti & Chakraborty, 1981holotypesoldier
Glyptotermes sensarmai Glyptotermes sensarmai Maiti, 1976holotypesoldier
Glyptotermes taruni Glyptotermes taruni Bose, 1999holotypesoldier
Glyptotermes tikaderi Glyptotermes tikaderi Chhotani & Bose, 1985holotypesoldier
Grallatotermes admirabilus Grallatotermes admirabilus Light, 1930syntypessoldier, worker
Hospitalitermes blairi Hospitalitermes blairi Roonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1956holotypesoldier
Hospitalitermes butteli Eutermes butteli Holmgren, 1914syntypessoldier, worker
Hospitalitermes irianensis Hospitalitermes irianensis Roonwal & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Hospitalitermes kali Hospitalitermes kali Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Hospitalitermes nicobarensis Hospitalitermes nicobarensis Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Hypotermes xenotermitis Hypotermes nongpriangi Roonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1956holotypesoldier
Hypotermes xenotermitis Hypotermes nongpriangi Roonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1956paratypesworker
Incisitermes didwanaensis Incisitermes didwanaensis Roonwal & Verma, 1973holotypesoldier
Indocapritermes aruni Indocapritermes aruni Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Indotermes rongrensis Speculitermes cyclops rongrensisRoonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypeworker
Krishnacapritermes dineshan Krishnacapritermes dineshan Amina & Rajmohana, 2019holotypesoldier
Krishnacapritermes maitii Krishnacapritermes maitii Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Krishnacapritermes manikandan Krishnacapritermes manikandan Amina & Rajmohana, 2019holotypesoldier
Krishnacapritermes thakuri Krishnacapritermes thakuri Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Labiocapritermes distortus Pericapritermes vythirii Verma, 1983holotypesoldier
Labiocapritermes distortus Pericapritermes vythirii Verma, 1983paratypesworker
Macrotermes annandalei Termes annandalei Silvestri, 1914lectotypemajor soldier
Macrotermes hopini Macrotermes serrulatus hopiniRoonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1956holotypemajor soldier
Macrotermes khajuriai Macrotermes khajuriai Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypemajor soldier
Microcerotermes annandalei Microcerotermes annandalei Silvestri, 1923lectotypesoldier
Microcerotermes biswanathae Microcerotermes biswanathae Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes crassus Microcerotermes burmanicus Ahmad, 1947paratypesworker
Microcerotermes dammermani Microcerotermes dammermani Roonwal & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes danieli Microcerotermes danieli Roonwal & Bose, 1970holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes dumasensis Microcerotermes dumasensis Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes ganeshi Microcerotermes ganeshi Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes gracilis Microcerotermes gracilis Light, 1933syntypesworker
Microcerotermes insularis Microcerotermes insularis Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes kudremukhae Microcerotermes kudremukhae Chhotani, 1997holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes laxmi Microcerotermes tenuignathus laxmiRoonwal & Bose, 1964holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes nicobarensis Microcerotermes nicobarensis Roonwal & Bose, 1970holotypesoldier
Microcerotermes raja Microcerotermes championi rajaRoonwal & Bose, 1964holotypesoldier
Microtermes bharatpurensis Microtermes bharatpurensis Rathore, 1989holotypesoldier
Microtermes imphalensis Microtermes imphalensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypeimago
Nasutitermes anamalaiensis Alstonitermes flavescens Thakur, 1976paratypessoldier, worker
Nasutitermes araujoi Nasutitermes araujoi Roonwal & Rathore, 1976holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes cherraensis Nasutitermes cherraensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes chhotanii Nasutitermes chhotanii Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes devrayi Nasutitermes devrayi Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes dunensis Nasutitermes lambai Verma & Thakur, 1978holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes dunensis Nasutitermes lambai Verma & Thakur, 1978paratypesimago, soldier, worker
Nasutitermes dunensis Nasutitermes guptai Sen-Sarma & Thakur, 1980paratypessoldier, worker
Nasutitermes fletcheri Fletcheritermes salemensis Sen-Sarma, 1965paratypessoldier, worker
Nasutitermes garoensis Nasutitermes garoensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes haddoensis Nasutitermes haddoensis Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes indicola Nasutitermes beckeri Prashad & Sen-Sarma, 1959paratypesimago, soldier, worker
Nasutitermes kali Nasutitermes kali Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes krishna Nasutitermes krishna Roonwal & Bose, 1970holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes mindanensis Subulitermes mindanensis Light & Wilson, 1936syntypesimago
Nasutitermes moratus Eutermes moratus Silvestri, 1914lectotypesoldier
Nasutitermes roboratus Eutermes roboratus Silvestri, 1914lectotypesoldier
Nasutitermes tandoni Nasutitermes tandoni Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes triloki Nasutitermes triloki Bose, 1980holotypesoldier
Nasutitermes vishnu Nasutitermes vishnu Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Neotermes artocarpi Calotermes artocarpi Haviland, 1898syntypespseudoworker
Neotermes assamensis Neotermes assamensis Maiti & Saha, 2000holotypesoldier
Neotermes blairi Neotermes blairi Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Neotermes dhirendrai Neotermes dhirendrai Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Neotermes eleanorae Neotermes eleanorae Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Neotermes kalimpongensis Neotermes kalimpongensis Maiti, 1975holotypesoldier
Neotermes keralai Neotermes keralai Roonwal & Verma, 1972holotypesoldier
Neotermes krishnai Neotermes krishnai Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Neotermes megaoculatus megaoculatusNeotermes megaoculatus megaoculatusRoonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1960paratypessoldier, pseudoworker
Neotermes megaoculatus lakhimpuriNeotermes megaoculatus lakhimpuriRoonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1960paratypessoldier, pseudoworker
Neotermes rhizophorae Neotermes rhizophorae Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypesoldier
Neotermes venkateshwara Neotermes venkateshwara Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Odontotermes bellahunisensis Odontotermes bellahunisensis Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917lectotypesoldier
Odontotermes brunneus Odontotermes mathadi Roonwal & Chhotani, 1964holotypesoldier
Odontotermes brunneus Odontotermes mathadi Roonwal & Chhotani, 1964paratypessoldier, worker
Odontotermes ceylonicus Odontotermes meturensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1959syntypessoldier, worker
Odontotermes ganpati Odontotermes ganpati Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Odontotermes giriensis Odontotermes giriensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Odontotermes girnarensis Odontotermes girnarensis Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Odontotermes globicola Termes dehraduni Snyder, 1933paralectotypesimago
Odontotermes globicola Odontotermes roonwali Bose, 1975holotypesoldier
Odontotermes globicola Odontotermes roonwali Bose, 1975paratypessoldier, worker
Odontotermes gravelyi Odontotermes gravelyi Silvestri, 1914lectotypesoldier
Odontotermes guptai Odontotermes bellahunisensis guptaiRoonwal & Bose, 1961holotypesoldier
Odontotermes guptai Odontotermes lokanandi Chatterjee & Thakur, 1967paratypessoldier, worker
Odontotermes horai Odontotermes horai Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Odontotermes kapuri Odontotermes kapuri Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Odontotermes kulkarni Odontotermes kulkarni Roonwal & Chhotani, 1959syntypessoldier
Odontotermes latiguloides Odontotermes latiguloides Roonwal & Verma, 1973holotypesoldier
Odontotermes paralatiguloides Odontotermes paralatiguloides Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Odontotermes parvidens Odontotermes parvidens Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917syntypessoldier, worker
Odontotermes prolatigula Odontotermes prolatigula Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Odontotermes sasangirensis Odontotermes sasangirensis Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Odontotermes sikkimensis Odontotermes sikkimensis Thakur & Rathore, 1986holotypesoldier
Odontotermes singsiti Odontotermes singsiti Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Odontotermes vaishno Odontotermes vaishno Bose, 1975holotypesoldier
Odontotermes wallonensis Odontotermes brunneus kushwahaiRoonwal & Bose, 1964holotypesoldier
Odontotermes wallonensis Odontotermes brunneus kushwahaiRoonwal & Bose, 1964paratypessoldier, worker
Parrhinotermes khasii Parrhinotermes khasii Roonwal & Sen-Sarma, 1956holotypesoldier
Parrhinotermes shamimi Parrhinotermes shamimi Bose, 1999holotypesoldier
Pericapritermes durga Capritermes latignathus durgaRoonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Postelectrotermes bhimi Postelectrotermes bhimi Roonwal & Maiti, 1965holotypesoldier
Postelectrotermes nayari Postelectrotermes nayari Roonwal & Verma, 1971holotypesoldier
Procapritermes dakshinae Malaysiocapritermes dakshinae Chhotani & Ferry, 1995holotypesoldier
Procapritermes keralai Malaysiocapritermes keralai Chhotani & Ferry, 1995holotypesoldier
Procapritermes keralai Malaysiocapritermes keralai Chhotani & Ferry, 1995paratypesworker
Procryptotermes dhari Procryptotermes dhari Roonwal & Chhotani, 1963holotypesoldier
Procryptotermes valeriae Procryptotermes valeriae Bose, 1979holotypesoldier
Prorhinotermes cotym Prorhinotermes cotym Joseph, Amina & Mathew, 2023holotypesoldier
Prorhinotermes flavus Prorhinotermes ravani Roonwal & Maiti, 1966holotypesoldier
Prorhinotermes flavus Prorhinotermes ravani Roonwal & Maiti, 1966paratypessoldier, worker
Prorhinotermes flavus Prorhinotermes shiva Roonwal & Thakur, 1963holotypesoldier
Prorhinotermes flavus Prorhinotermes shiva Roonwal & Thakur, 1963paratypessoldier, pseudoworker
Psammotermes allocerus Psammotermes allocerus Silvestri, 1908syntypessoldier
Psammotermes rajasthanicus Psammotermes rajasthanicus Roonwal & Bose, 1960holotypesoldier
Pseudocapritermes fletcheri Capritermes fletcheri Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917lectotypesoldier
Pseudocapritermes fletcheri Pseudocapritermes roonwali Verma, 1985holotypesoldier
Pseudocapritermes fletcheri Pseudocapritermes roonwali Verma, 1985paratypessoldier
Pseudocapritermes fletcheri Pseudocapritermes goanicus Thakur & Chatterjee, 1969paratypessoldier, worker
Pseudocapritermes karticki Pseudocapritermes karticki Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Pseudocapritermes kunjepu Pseudocapritermes kunjepu Mathew, 2020holotypesoldier
Pseudocapritermes tikadari Pseudocapritermes tikadari Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Reticulitermes ganga Reticulitermes ganga Bose, 1999holotypesoldier
Reticulitermes ganga Reticulitermes ganga Bose, 1999paratypesworker
Reticulitermes saraswati Reticulitermes saraswati Roonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypesoldier
Reticulitermes tirapi Reticulitermes tirapi Chhotani & Das, 1983holotypesoldier
Rinacapritermes abundans Rinacapritermes abundans Amina & Rajmohana, 2022holotypesoldier
Rinacapritermes silvius Rinacapritermes silvius Amina & Rajmohana, 2022holotypesoldier
Roonwalitermes wadhwai Roonwalitermes wadhwai Bose, 1997holotypesoldier
Rotunditermes bragantinus Nasutitermes bragantinus Roonwal & Rathore, 1976holotypesoldier
Schedorhinotermes eleanorae Schedorhinotermes eleanorae Roonwal & Bose, 1970holotypesoldier
Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Rhinotermes lamanianus angulatusEmerson, 1928paratypessoldier, worker
Schedorhinotermes nancowriensis Schedorhintotermes nancowriensis Maiti & Chakraborty, 1994holotypemajor soldier
Schedorhinotermes tiwarii Schedorhinotermes tiwarii Roonwal & Thakur, 1963holotypesoldier
Speculitermes deccanensis Speculitermes deccanensis deccanensisRoonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypeworker
Speculitermes dharwarensis Speculitermes dharwarensis Roonwal & Chhotani, 1964holotypeimago
Speculitermes goesswaldi Speculitermes goesswaldi Roonwal & Chhotani, 1964holotypeimago
Speculitermes paivai Speculitermes deccanensis paivaiRoonwal & Chhotani, 1962holotypeworker
Speculitermes roonwali Speculitermes roonwali Maiti, 1983holotypeimago
Stylotermes fletcheri Stylotermes fletcheri Holmgren & Holmgren, 1917syntypesimago, nymph
Stylotermes parabengalensis Stylotermes parabengalensis Maiti, 1975holotypesoldier
Synhamitermes labioangulatus Synhamitermes labioangulatus Thakur, 1989holotypesoldier
Trinervitermes sensarmai Trinervitermes sensarmai Bose, 1984holotypesoldier
Velocitermes heteropterus Diversitermes needhami Roonwal, Chhotani & Verma, 1981syntypesimago, soldier, worker